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Minaret
Minaret
Author: Leila Aboulela
Leila Aboulela's American debut is a provocative, timely, and engaging novel about a young Muslim woman -- once privileged and secular in her native land and now impoverished in London -- gradually embracing her orthodox faith. — With her Muslim hijab and down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802170149
ISBN-10: 0802170145
Publication Date: 8/19/2005
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Black Cat
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Follows a once aristocratic Westernizsed Sudanese and life in Khartoum who is cleans houses and babysits in London. An inside look at the role of women in the Muslim world.
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Beautifully written story of spiritual enlightenment, friendship, sacrifice and personal growth.


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